
William Bendix
Acting
Born 1906-01-14 · New York City, New York, USA
William Bendix (January 14, 1906 – December 14, 1964) was an American film, radio, and television actor, best remembered in movies for the title role in the movie The Babe Ruth Story and for portraying clumsily earnest aircraft plant worker Chester A. Riley in radio and television's The Life of Riley. He also received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for Wake Island (1942).
Filmography

Los Angeles Plays Itself
Jul 28, 2004

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Mar 10, 1991

The Movie Orgy
Jan 1, 1968

Young Fury
Nov 1, 1964

Law of the Lawless
May 13, 1964

For Love or Money
Aug 7, 1963

The Young and the Brave
Aug 1, 1963

Boys' Night Out
Jun 21, 1962

Johnny Nobody
Oct 1, 1961

The Rough and the Smooth
Oct 2, 1959

The Ransom of Red Chief
Aug 16, 1959

Idol on Parade
Mar 24, 1959

The Deep Six
Jan 15, 1958

Battle Stations
Feb 1, 1956

Crashout
Mar 1, 1955

Dangerous Mission
Mar 6, 1954

Blackbeard, the Pirate
Dec 24, 1952

Macao
Apr 11, 1952

A Girl in Every Port
Feb 13, 1952

Submarine Command
Nov 1, 1951

Detective Story
Oct 19, 1951

Gambling House
Dec 27, 1950

Kill the Umpire
Apr 27, 1950

Johnny Holiday
Nov 18, 1949

The Big Steal
Jul 1, 1949

Streets of Laredo
May 27, 1949

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Apr 18, 1949

The Life of Riley
Apr 16, 1949

Cover Up
Feb 25, 1949

10,000 Kids and a Cop
Oct 1, 1948